Improvement in car-axle lubricators



l. E. BER N G.

Car-Axle Luhrisators.-

Patented Dec.23,1873.

Ata'orneys;

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

JAMES E. BERING, 'OF NEIVBURG, NEIV YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-AXLE LUBR|CATORS.-

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.145,834, dated December23,1873; application filed August 13, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, J AnEs EDWARD BERING, of Newburg, in the county ofOrange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Oar-AxleLubricator; and I do here- .by declare that the following is a full,clear,

and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification. I

The invention relates to means for lubricating thoroughly, uniformly,and cheaply all the parts of a car-axle journal. It consists in peculiardevices, by which the surface of flange and of the body of journal areautomatically provided with a graduated supply of oil or lubricatingsubstance, as hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the end of a car-axle. Fig. 2 is across-section through line 00 a2. Fig.3 is a side elevation of amodification.

A represents the caraxle, having the journal a and end flange a. To theend of journal a I fixedly and radially attach a plate, B, having thecurved end-open tube 0, or open channel-way 0. As the axle revolves,this is caused to revolve in an oil-chamber and receive the oil as itpasses therethrough, the oil .fiowing backward as the tube rises, andfinally discharging itself upon the flange. The oil thus keeps theflange in a condition to create as little friction as possible, Whilesome then works its Way down on the front of the journal. D is a disk,preferably placed against the middle of journal at, and revolving in.oil. The oil thus being supplied is carried round by the journal, andbrought into contact with a point, e, of bearing E, Which is upwardlyinclined toward front and rear at 6 6 This serves to conduct the oilWhere it will lubricate the whole of the journal.

The disk D may be placed at the end of axle, and in that case theinclined excision of the bearing will be 011 a long incline, as shown at6 extending obliquely or diagonally across the journal.

These sloped bearings E may be used in connection with any means forsupplying oil to the axle, and I therefore do not design to confinemyself to disks or to any particular device for that purpose.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. The curved tube 0, attached to theend of journal a, combined as and for the purpose described.

2. The bearing E, having one or more slopes, e 6 6 in combination Withthe disk I), in the manner and for the purpose described.

JAMES EDWARD BERING;

WVitnesses JOHN B. KERR, J AS. W. MILLER.

